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“He said, ‘How about Slayer with special guests Slayer?’ We went, ‘Wow, that could be crazy’”: the forgotten story of Slayer vs Slayer, the 80s metal Battle Of The Bands with only one winner
Two bands, one name, one crazy gig – this is what happened when a pre-fame Slayer shared a bill with another band named Slayer
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Meet the man who auditioned to replace Bon Scott in AC/DC and Paul Di'Anno in Iron Maiden
"It was all a bit exhausting and emotionally draining"
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“The lights would go out and 15 kids would beat the crap out of me”: Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson opens up on traumatic boarding school days
The Iron Maiden vocalist has reflected on his difficult early years in public school
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As far as the 80s are concerned, were in for some very good heavy metal years: Judas Priests Rob Halford predicted the future of metal in 1979
45 years ago, Judas Priests Metal God explained why people love heavy metal. What he said is still accurate in 2024.
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"I had to be there for my daughter's birth - even if it meant cancelling a show with Metallica. From touring with Metallica to his surprising breakdancing skills, Michael Poulsen shares what he's learned in his time with Volbeat, Asinhell and beyond
Volbeat and Asinhell's Michael Poulsen shares the secrets of his success and happiness
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Psychologist says people that listen to heavy metal think more logically and are less stressed than those who don't
According to science, heavy metal is doing wonders for our brains
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“When the line-ups changed I thought it was getting a bit stale. But they reinvented themselves… what an incredible thing”: Steve Stevens has loved Yes since he was 14, and always will
Billy Idol’s guitarist discovered his mood for a lifetime when he saw the British icons at Madison Square Garden in 1974
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“There were opportunities for us to break into the Metallica league. But we never took advantage of them”: the story behind Testament’s debut album The Legacy, an overlooked thrash classic
Testament never scaled the heights of Metallica or Slayer, but their 1987 debut album The Legacy remains a thrash classic
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“They couldn’t get the chicken feathers and blood cleaned up quick enough”: the epic story of Motorhead in the 21st century
How Motörhead’s late 90s and early 2000s three-piece line-up more than lived up to past glories
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“People think of them as a heavy metal band, but they swing. It‘s not just bash bash bash”: how Deep Purple changed Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith’s life
RHCP drummer Chad Smith is a card-carrying Deep Purple fan, and here he explains why
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"I was so ****ed they called it punk!" Kerry King reveals the pop punk legends he's excited to see live this summer - even if he doesn't always agree with their genre label
Kerry King explains why punk hasn't evolved and thrash metal probably won't
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"For some people, we'll always be that band that lived in that house the police would always come out to." Scream's brilliant DC Special album is a love letter to a city and a punk scene that continues to inspire outsider art worldwide
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Slipknot is so lucky to have you. Members of Slayer, Megadeth, Rage Against The Machine and more react to Eloy Casagrande joining the metal icons
Heavy metal legends from Gary Holt to Nita Strauss have responded to the Slipknot drummers first statement since joining the band
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Watch David Gilmour wring every ounce of emotion from the guitar solo on Prince's Purple Rain – with Tom Jones
Pink Floyd's David Gilmour gives a TV audience a solo of epic Floydian scale
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Billy Morrison is a success story 30 years in the making
"I didn't do a thing in the music industry until I was twenty-nine"
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“Like Volare, the marriage of voices flies free in a spirit of joy.” Punk icons Iggy Pop and Siouxsie Sioux have re-recorded The Passenger for an ice cream advert
Who knew that one day punk legends would unite to sell ice lollies? Listen to the Iggy Pop/Siouxsie Sioux collab here
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"The wave of legacy bands striking new gold in their twilight years continues unabated." Almost 50 years in, German heavy metal legends Accept have found a new career peak with Humanoid
Accept have put together an absolute banger with their brilliant new album, Humanoid
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“We took influences from the New York hardcore scene. Our stuff was faster than in the Bay Area”: the 100mph story of East Coast thrash
The inside story of 80s thrash’s great East Coast vs West Coast rivalry
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“We wore silly hats, but in those days, you did silly things”: Listen to the doo-wop bands Ronnie James Dio sang in before becoming a metal star with Black Sabbath and Rainbow
Before Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio, one of heavy metal’s most powerful voices sang in skiffle and doo-wop groups. This is what they sounded like…
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“We never did any TV-throwing – I’d rather nick ’em than throw ’em out the window”: Jeff Lynne recalls how easy it was for ELO to take over the 70s
From working with Roy Wood and hanging with the Beatles to finding that songs simply poured out of him, the bandleader still can’t believe his luck
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When the call went out to replace Ian Gillan in Deep Purple, only one man got an audition
"One demo was of a guy playing one finger piano on Black Night"
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“A lot of guys can play awesome guitar but there’s very few super-shredders like that”: members of Slayer, Nightwish, Mastodon and more salute the genius of Alexi Laiho
Late, great Children Of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho was born on April 9, 1979
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The isolated bass track from Metallicas Orion proves that Cliff Burton was a master of his instrument
Orion without guitars and drums is still a majestic experience. Thats how incredible Cliff Burton was.
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"He was drunk out of his mind and he asked me to make out with him": Billy Corgan on how he became a fan of The Cure... and the first time he met Robert Smith
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman and Cure leader went on to become fast friends